Adult social care charging reform: distribution of funding 2023 to 2024
Applies to England
Detail of outcome
We are grateful for the engagement received on the consultation on the distribution of funding to support the reform of the adult social care charging system in 2023 to 2024.
However, following an announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 29 July 2024, the planned adult social care charging reforms, which were inherited from the previous government, will not be taken forward in October 2025.
Original consultation
Consultation description
The government is introducing a new adult social care charging framework from October 2023.
This consultation seeks views on proposals for distributing funding to support the first year of delivery of adult social care charging reform in 2023 to 2024. There are proposals for:
- distributing funding for needs and financial assessments
- the extension to the means test
- the cap on care costs
The personal information collected by this survey will be handled in accordance with the DHSC privacy notice.
Documents
Updates to this page
Published 8 August 2022Last updated 6 April 2023 + show all updates
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Added a note stating that, following an announcement in the government’s Autumn Statement 2022, the planned adult social care charging reforms and, consequently, the response to this consultation are being delayed.
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If you have further questions on the content of this consultation, please contact ascdistribution@dhsc.gov.uk. (Please do not use this email address to respond to the consultation.)
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Added contact email address for enquiries about the consultation.
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First published.